Daniel Muchiut (Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires, 1967) is an Argentine photographer, designer, curator, and filmmaker. He is the co-founder and curator of Fotogalería 22, a permanent space at the Museo de Artes Plásticas de Chivilcoy since 1988, and has coordinated workshops on Photographic Aesthetics since 2000. He trained with Julian Germain (London) and John Duncan (Ireland), and has built a career that includes more than 120 solo exhibitions and over 150 group shows across Latin America, Europe, and the United States.

Internationally, he has presented solo exhibitions such as La vida de Oscar (Kunsträume der Michael Horbach Stiftung, Germany, 2025); Argentinos / Los Hijos de la Tierra (Kunsträume der Michael Horbach Stiftung, Germany, 2021); Tierra (Argentine Consulate in Mumbai, India, 2018); Photograph Animals (Museum of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy, Kaunas, Lithuania, 2009); Hombres de Barro at Galerie Renoir, Cinéma Le Latina (Paris, 2003) and at Centro de la Imagen (Mexico City, 2003), both awarded the Martín Chambi Prize; as well as exhibitions at Maison d’Amérique Latine, France (2002), EFTI Madrid and EFTI Valencia (2001), FOTOFUTURA Madrid (1999), Colegio Mayor Argentino in Madrid (1998), and the ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair (Madrid, 1997).

In Argentina, he has presented exhibitions such as El pulso de la piel (Arte x Arte, Buenos Aires, 2023); ADELINA (Teatro Argentino de La Plata, 2023); La Vida de Oscar (FOLA, 2019); Bolivia (Medasur Cultural Center / Festival de la Luz, 2018); La Fábrica (Museo de la Cárcova / Festival de la Luz, 2016); Ellos Cuentan (Museo Pompeo Boggio, 2015); La Memoria en Medio del Ruido (Museo Pompeo Boggio, 2014); Lequeyo (MACA, Junín, 2013); Cantor Popular (MUMA, Junín, 2011); Retrospectiva (Trelew, 2008); La Vida de Oscar / Las Flores del Mal (Fotogalería Teatro San Martín, 2000); and Hombres de Barro along with other series (Centro Cultural Recoleta, 1991).

His work has also been featured in group exhibitions such as Festival PhotoSchweiz (Zurich, 2021); Con la luz de América Latina at FOLA (Buenos Aires, 2018); Blue Sky Gallery / Center for Photographic Arts (Portland, USA, 2017); Latinoamérica at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (2015); Fotografía en la Argentina 1840–2010 (Arte x Arte, 2010); Art Museum of the Americas (OAS, Washington, 2009); Museo Rosa Galisteo (Santa Fe, 2007); Museo de Antioquia (Medellín, 2006); Palais de Glace (2005); MNBA (2003); FOTORIO (Rio de Janeiro, 2003); Luz Austral at Casa de América (Spain, 2000); United Nations New York (1998); Corpus Christi Museum (USA, 1997); Centro de la Imagen (Mexico, 1996); and the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires (1992).

His work has been published in Fotografía Argentina Actual Dos (La Azotea); Latinoamérica en la imaginación (Consejo para la Cultura de Nuevo León); Colección del Museo de Bellas Artes (La Azotea); La Mirada Justa; Descubrimientos (Larivière / Festival de la Luz); Los Hijos de la Tierra; Fotografía Argentina (Rabobank Collection); Fotografía en la Argentina 1840–2010 (Fundación Alfonso y Luz Castillo); Tierra (Colección de Fotógrafos Argentinos); and La Vida de Oscar (Arte x Arte).

His work is part of collections such as the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Argentina), the Museo de Arte Moderno Raúl Lozza, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (USA), the Southeast Museum of Photography (USA), the Art Museum of the Americas (OAS, Washington), the Rabobank Collection, the Michael Horbach Foundation (Germany), the Colección Encuentros (Mexico), and various private collections in Argentina, the United States, Spain, France, and Germany.

Throughout his career, he has received distinctions such as the Michael Horbach Foundation Photography Prize (Germany, 2025); the Creation Grant from the National Fund for the Arts (2022); the Special Mention from the European Union in Argentina (2021); the First Acquisition Prize Pampa y Energía at FOLA (2018); selection for the National Salon at the Palais de Glace (2017); the Second Prize at the 10th UM Art Biennial (2010); the Luz Austral Foundation Grant at Fotofest Houston (2008); the Luz Austral Foundation Prize at Expotrastiendas (2004); the First International Juan Rulfo / Martín Chambi Prize (2002); the First Prize in Documentary Essay IFA for La Vida de Oscar (2000); and the First Prize Feria del Sol from the Friends Association of the MNBA (1997), among other recognitions.